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Western & Atlantic Railroad
Contributor(s): Defeo, Todd (Author)
ISBN: 146710339X     ISBN-13: 9781467103398
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
OUR PRICE:   $22.49  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: July 2019
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv)
- Transportation | Railroads - History
- Transportation | Railroads - Pictorial
Dewey: 385.509
LCCN: 2018967898
Physical Information: 0.2" H x 6.4" W x 9.1" (0.65 lbs) 128 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 19th Century
- Geographic Orientation - Georgia
- Geographic Orientation - Tennessee
- Locality - Atlanta, Georgia
- Locality - Chattanooga, Tennessee
 
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The State of Georgia chartered the Western & Atlantic Railroad in 1836. The railroad aided in the development and growth of many communities between Atlanta and Chattanooga, Tennessee.


In constructing the railroad, workers created a wi


Contributor Bio(s): Defeo, Todd: - Todd DeFeo has studied railroads since growing up alongside the Northeast Corridor line in New Jersey. He is editor of Railfanning.org and founder of The DeFeo Groupe. Today, he lives near the historic Western & Atlantic. The images that help make up the visual history in this book come from the many libraries and museums dedicated to preserving the Western & Atlantic's history, the archives of Railfanning.org, and the author's collection.